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$5k is to rich for my blood. I'll probably do it myself this fall. Clutch was done a few months ago by a dealer. The guy I bought it from was clueless about the ims problem. He had a good service history on the car. I'm going to call the dealer and see if they checked the bearing. If labor was around $1K at a independent porsche shop I would just let them do it.
Thanks
Mine was 1800 including the LN bearing. Old one was still okay and is a nice paperweight but I sleep better at night and accelerate better during the day
Mine was 1800 including the LN bearing. Old one was still okay and is a nice paperweight but I sleep better at night and accelerate better during the day
Just had mine replaced last Friday with new clutch. $500 to remove and install IMS bearing update and rear main seal. $1000 to remove and install clutch kit.
Porsche did mine along with the clutch just before I bought the car as part of the used car inspection before sale. The car was a trade in and had always been serviced with them since 2007 and 12k miles (I bought the car with 63k miles).They provided me the bill when I purchased the car. They charged 13hrs of labor and around 1450$ of parts (700 for the IMS bearing and 680 for the clutch kit). Here is a photo of the bill with all the details.
Will a dealership install a permanent fix like the eps ims bearing? I don't want to have to do it again in a few years.
The only "permanent" fix available at this point is the "IMS Solution" from LNE/FSI... Although the EPS roller bearing is claiming that it's a "permanent fix", there is no real data to support such a claim (it's only been available for a year or two...). Caveat Emptor
Actually I didn't even ask for it. Hendrick Porsche did it through their own inspection. So it looks to me that as a Porsche dealer they are considering the potential of IMS failure on 996.
I found a porshe shop in birmingham that said they would install the eps system bearing for about $1100 labor. I think I'm going to let them do it instead of doing it myself.
Thanks for all the advice
I found a porshe shop in birmingham that said they would install the eps system bearing for about $1100 labor. I think I'm going to let them do it instead of doing it myself.
Thanks for all the advice
of course, ultimately your choice but have to ask why not go with LNE's offering with a proven track record?
Originally Posted by dporto
The only "permanent" fix available at this point is the "IMS Solution" from LNE/FSI... Although the EPS roller bearing is claiming that it's a "permanent fix", there is no real data to support such a claim (it's only been available for a year or two...). Caveat Emptor ;)
06-27-2016, 06:05 PM
